The Vikings claimed the tackle off waivers, a source said. San Diego had hoped to sneak him onto its practice squad after waiving him Saturday, instead losing him to Minnesota's 53-man roster.

Remmers' Chargers tenure was brief.

His luck didn't help.

On Oct. 9, he was signed off Tampa Bay's practice squad, quickly working ahead of swing tackle Nick Becton. When veteran King Dunlap suffered a first-quarter neck strain against the Jaguars in Week 7, Remmers entered the game at left tackle. It was his NFL debut.

Prior to this, Remmers appeared in 44 games at Oregon State. He'd never missed a practice or game due to injury, he said, in his football career. And then, on the fourth play of his first NFL action, he suffered a high ankle sprain and was carted off the field.

Remmers, while practicing in recent weeks, was considered to be still working back from his injury. The Chargers needed a swing tackle for Sunday's game in Kansas City, so Kenny Wiggins was signed from the practice squad. Remmers' departure was the corresponding move.